New Stages

This month for our Backstage interview we talked to actor Kevin Matthew Reyes, recent acting school grad making his professional debut in three different roles in Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s workshop production of The World of Extreme Happiness, as part of our New Stages festival. Read on to hear this California-transplant’s perspective on the play, the future and the dynamic theater scene in his new hometown, Chicago.

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While A Christmas Carol rings in the holiday season in the Albert Theater, New Stages has started the celebration of new work in the Owen Theater. We sat down with the Goodman’s literary mavens, Director of New Play Development Tanya Palmer and Associate Dramaturg Neena Arndt to learn about what makes New Stages so special.